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Nova is the mostwatched prime time science series on american television, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. In part two of becoming human, novapbs started to link us homo sapiens to the common ancestor that we share with chimpanzees. Pbs premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Becoming human episode 2 birth of humanity youtube. Becoming human part 2 season 36 episode 14 nova whyy. In birth of humanity, the second part of the threepart series becoming human, nova investigates the first skeleton that really. Nova becoming human part 2 season 36 episode 14 opb. Season 36 episode 14 51m 27s nova investigates the first skeleton that really looks like usturkana boyan astonishingly complete specimen of homo erectus found by the famous leakey team in kenya. They started the episode looking at a similar fossil find that belongs to the same genus and species as lucy, australopithecus afarensis.
Crucial new evidence comes from the recent decoding of the neanderthal genome. Links are at the bottom many bipedal species walked the untamed planet, until one day, it was only us. These early humans are thought to have developed key innovations that helped them thrive, including hunting large prey, the use of fire, and extensive social bonds. Jan 25, 2016 the third hour of nova s comprehensive, threepart special becoming human examines why, of the many species of humans that once shared the globe, only. An explosion of recent discoveries sheds light on these questions, and novas comprehensive, threepart special, becoming human, examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below.
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